•What is DataDirector?•Web-based Filing Cabinet•Stores assessment data •State ,District, School or Classroom level•Last years data is loaded at this time.

•Reporting Tool•Data can be exported to create charts and graphs

• Made by Educators for Educators

• Purchased with Race to the Top Funds

• Geared toward raising student achievement

• In previous years, we have used Thinklink for this process

DataDirector vs. Thinklink

• Thinklink tests were already created

• Large achievement gap with Thinklink

• Thinklink tested all skills whether taught or not. Riverside will test according to the district scope and sequence.

Committee• Don Odom, Assistant Superintendent For Curriculum & Instruction

• Amy Blanton, Technology Coordinator.

• Kevin Whittington, Instruction

• Anne McCraw, Testing Coordinator

• Josh Kubly, Testing Program Manager

How do I access it?http://www.datadirector.com/rutherford

• Links will be placed on school web site.

Logging In:• STS’s will send usernames and passwords to teachers.• Won’t have access until after Nov. 4th at the earliest.

The Navigation Bar

Notice the DataDirector Help. GREAT RESOURCE!!

Assessments• Large Filing Cabinet• State Data is stored here• Filtering System

Assessments• Stores data state and local tests• EOC, TCAP, PLAN, EXPLORE, and ACT data will be uploaded• After filtering, select student to see their specific data• View, access, and create assessments• Upload student data

Exams• Exams will be combined into a folder system under Assessments in Dec.

• Stores, displays, and repots exam data

• Create tests aligned to state standards and generate answer documents

Exams• IMPORTANT- Naming Convention is very important.

• 2012-0001-Numbers and Operations- Horvath

• Tests may be shared among PLCs- other schools, district, etc.

Exams• Testing Formats:• Paper Pencil / Scan• Online• Looking into CPS• Constructive Response- teacher enters rubric• Data can also be hand - entered

Exams• Banks• K-12 Bank- 100,000 items• District Benchmarking- 26,000 (different)• Classroom Item Bank- 39,000• ETS Item Bank- 64,000• Won’t be the same questions as state tests but

same formatting.• ETS does the AP test.

• Common core for LA and Math- 22,000

Exams• Can write your own items• All items from banks are assigned a difficulty level from Bloom’s Taxonomy and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge• ExamView can be imported.

• Reports• Many reporting options available including custom and pre-built reports• We won’t have all reports this year- need at least 2 to 3 years of data• More to come on Reports after Nov. 4 meeting- very extensive training• Can be exported to PDF or Excel• Custom letter to the parent- can be emailed

• Standards• Tennessee SPIs• Common Core• Riverside will update standards as changes occur• Can search and filter

Cleaner Search

• Housekeeping with accounts• Teachers will not use this- all you will see is your account info listed here

• Communication

• Electronic Cumulative File – can search student data• All former TCAP data loaded here• Pulls the information from STAR•Can view student schedules• Eventually will upload from STAR every night

• Students

• Secure System- will time out if you login and leave PC for a while• Discipline- If district chooses to upload discipline, it can be viewed here• Access groups of students to generate reports

• Students

• Programs• Way to create custom groups to track and give assess to teachers not on their schedules• Can add or remove students from group at

anytime• RTI, ESL, Sped• Coaches- track players• Grad Coaches- State released report this week of

9th graders who are risk- track these students• AP Students• Honors Classes

Data

• Contains all demographic files – can be filtered• Imported from STAR

What Next?• Watch for training opportunities-• Multiple In-services offered to cover all that

DataDirector has to offer• Teacher Logins to come- these will not be created

before Nov. 4• Send specific questions to Laurie Horvath before

Nov. 4 meeting